Electrolyte design principles for low-temperature lithium-ion batteries
December 2023
Alongside the pursuit of high energy density and long service life, the urgent demand for low-temperature performance remains a long-standing challenge for a wide range of Li-ion battery applications,...
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Enhanced room-temperature Na+ ionic conductivity in Na4.92Y0.92Zr0.08Si4O12
December 2023
Developing cost-effective and reliable solid-state sodium batteries with superior performance is crucial for stationary energy storage. A key component in facilitating their application is a solid-state...
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Ultra-thick, dense dual-encapsulated Sb anode architecture with conductively elastic networks promises potassium-ion batteries with high areal and volumetric capacities
December 2023
Ultra-thick, dense alloy-type anodes are promising for achieving large areal and volumetric performance in potassium-ion batteries (PIBs), but severe volume expansion as well as sluggish ion and electron...
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2D-materials-based optoelectronic synapses for neuromorphic applications
December 2023
Optoelectronic artificial synapses (OEASs) are essential for realizing artificial neural networks (ANNs) in next-generation information processing that has high transmission speed, high bandwidth, and...
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Enhancing low-temperature electrochemical kinetics and high-temperature cycling stability by decreasing ionic packing factor
December 2023
Present-day Li+ storage materials generally suffer from sluggish low-temperature electrochemical kinetics and poor high-temperature cycling stability. Herein, based on a Ca2+ substituted Mg2Nb34O87...
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Observation of electron–phonon coupling and linear dichroism in PL spectra of ultra-small CsPbBr3 nanoparticle solution
December 2023
Blue-emission (∼480 nm) CsPbBr3 nanoparticles with ultra-small size (∼2.1 nm) are synthesized using the liquid nitrogen freezing with the ligand of dodecylbenzene sulfonic acid (DBSA). Asymmetric...
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High-voltage, low-temperature supercapacitors enabled by localized “water-in-pyrrolidinium chloride” electrolyte
December 2023
Aqueous electrolytes offer superior prospects for advanced energy storage. “Water-in-salt” (WIS) electrolytes exhibit a wide electrochemical stability window (ESW), but their low conductivity, high...
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CO electroreduction: What can we learn from its parent reaction, CO2 electroreduction?
December 2023
The CO electroreduction reaction (CORR) represents an important piece of the decarbonization puzzle and is heavily inspired by research on the CO2 electroreduction reaction (CO2RR). Compared to its...
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Conductive MOFs for electrocatalysis and electrochemical sensor
December 2023
Two-dimensional conductive metal–organic frameworks (2D-cMOFs) are a class of 2D layered MOFs with excellent electrical conductivity and other electronic properties. In recent years, their porous structure...
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Solvated metal complexes for balancing stability and activity of sulfur free radicals
Available online 8 December 2023
Free radicals can improve the reaction rate, but most of them are unstable due to unpaired electrons. Simultaneously maintaining their stability and activity is challenging. Herein, taking sulfur (S)...
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Phase engineering of Pd–Te nanoplates via potential energy trapping
Available online 8 November 2023
Phase modulation of noble metal alloys (NMAs) is critically important in nanoscience since the distinct atomic arrangements can largely determine their physicochemical properties. However, the precise...
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A plasmonic S-scheme Au/MIL-101(Fe)/BiOBr photocatalyst for efficient synchronous decontamination of Cr(VI) and norfloxacin antibiotic
Available online 2 November 2023
Present photocatalysts for the synchronous cleanup of pharmaceuticals and heavy metals have several drawbacks, including inadequate reactive sites, inefficient electron–hole disassociation, and insufficient...
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Heterostructure engineering in electrode materials for sodium-ion batteries: Recent progress and perspectives
October 2023
Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) have stepped into the spotlight as a promising alternative to lithium-ion batteries for large-scale energy storage systems. However, SIB electrode materials, in general,...
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A coupled electrochemical system for CO2 capture, conversion and product purification
October 2023
The efficient utilization of carbon dioxide (CO2) as a resource, comprises three key processes: CO2 capture, catalytic conversion and product purification. Using the renewable electricity to drive these...
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Recent progress in advanced catalysts for electrocatalytic hydrogenation of organics in aqueous conditions
October 2023
Electrocatalytic hydrogenation (ECH) of organics using water as hydrogen donors has been regarded as a green organic reduction technique to replace traditional chemical reactions that use sacrificial...
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Boosting reversible anionic redox reaction with Li/Cu dual honeycomb centers
October 2023
The anionic redox reaction (ARR) is a promising charge contributor to improve the reversible capacity of layered-oxide cathodes for Na-ion batteries; however, some practical bottlenecks still need to...
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Anionic entanglement-induced giant thermopower in ionic thermoelectric material Gelatin-CF3SO3K–CH3SO3K
October 2023
Ionic thermoelectric (i-TE) technologies can power Internet of Things (IoT) sensors by harvesting thermal energy from the environment because of their large thermopowers. Present research focuses mostly...
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Organic small molecule acceptor materials for organic solar cells
October 2023
The active layer of organic solar cells (OSCs) is composed of a p-type conjugated polymer as the donor and an n-type organic semiconductor as the acceptor. Since the report of bulk-heterojunction OSCs...
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MOF-related electrocatalysts for sulfur reduction/evolution reactions: Composition modulation, structure design, and mechanism research
October 2023
The electrocatalytic sulfur reduction reaction (SRR) and sulfur evolution reaction (SER), two fundamental multistep conversion processes in lithium–sulfur batteries (LSBs), are root-cause solutions...
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Integrative design of laser-induced graphene array with lithiophilic MnOx nanoparticles enables superior lithium metal batteries
October 2023
The practical applications of lithium metal batteries are limited by uncontrolled dendrite growth during cycling. Herein, we propose a simple and scalable approach to stabilize lithium metal anodes...
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Controlled synthesis of MOF-derived hollow and yolk–shell nanocages for improved water oxidation and selective ethylene glycol reformation
October 2023
Delicately designed metal–organic framework (MOF)-derived nanostructured electrocatalysts are essential for improving the reaction kinetics of the oxygen evolution reaction and tuning the selectivity...
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Unlocking the potential of silicon anodes in lithium-ion batteries: a claw-inspired binder with synergistic interface bonding
Available online 30 October 2023
Binders play a crucial role in enhancing the cycling stability of silicon anodes in next-generation Li-ion batteries. However, traditional linear polymer binders have difficulty withstanding the volume...
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Unveiling an S-scheme F-Co3O4@Bi2WO6 heterojunction for robust water purification
Available online 29 October 2023
Devising a desirable nano-heterostructured photoelectrode based on the charge transfer kinetics mechanism is a pivotal strategy for implementing efficient photoelectrocatalytic (PEC) technology, since...
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Molecular engineering of self-assembled monolayers for highly utilized Zn anodes
Available online 19 October 2023
Stabilizing the Zn anode under high utilization rates is highly applauded yet very challenging in aqueous Zn batteries. Here, we rationally design a zincophilic short-chain aromatic molecule, 4-mercaptopyridine...
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Unlocking power of neighboring vacancies in boosting hydrogen evolution reactions on two-dimensional NiPS3 monolayer
Available online 16 October 2023
This study investigates the effect of defect engineering on the catalytic activity of a NiPS3 monolayer catalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Three different types of vacancies on the...
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